http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2011/07/inviting-writing-whats-your-relationship-to-your-kitchen/ A Heaping Helping of Food News, Science and Culture Wed, 15 May 2013 14:48:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2011/07/inviting-writing-whats-your-relationship-to-your-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-13635 Inviting Writing: Cafeteria Culture | Food & Think Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:51:32 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=9657#comment-13635 [...] Our last Inviting Writing prompt called readers to contemplate the relationship they have with their kitchen, which garnered stories that ranged from cooking in a dorm to trying to make good with a neglected kitchen. For this go-round, focus your thoughts on another culinary space: the cafeteria. Be it in school or at the workplace, these communal dining areas have a vibe all their own, a product of the people who eat there, the staffers who keep everything running, the food being cranked out and even the physical building itself. As we prepare to go back to school (or back to work after a summer vacation), think about the sights, smells, personalities, eating rituals, survival tactics or other experiences that solidify the cafeteria dining experience in your mind. [...] [...] Our last Inviting Writing prompt called readers to contemplate the relationship they have with their kitchen, which garnered stories that ranged from cooking in a dorm to trying to make good with a neglected kitchen. For this go-round, focus your thoughts on another culinary space: the cafeteria. Be it in school or at the workplace, these communal dining areas have a vibe all their own, a product of the people who eat there, the staffers who keep everything running, the food being cranked out and even the physical building itself. As we prepare to go back to school (or back to work after a summer vacation), think about the sights, smells, personalities, eating rituals, survival tactics or other experiences that solidify the cafeteria dining experience in your mind. [...]

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2011/07/inviting-writing-whats-your-relationship-to-your-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-13563 Inviting Writing: Can a Kitchen Forgive? | Food & Think Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:02:15 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=9657#comment-13563 [...] final installment of our “what’s your relationship with your kitchen” Inviting Writing series takes seriously the “relationship” part of the prompt. [...] [...] final installment of our “what’s your relationship with your kitchen” Inviting Writing series takes seriously the “relationship” part of the prompt. [...]

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2011/07/inviting-writing-whats-your-relationship-to-your-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-13447 Inviting Writing: A Humble Kitchen | Food & Think Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:36:05 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=9657#comment-13447 [...] share a story about your kitchen. So far we’ve read about dorm kitchens and the importance of kitchen boundaries. Today’s entry, like last week’s, is a reminder that great food can come from lousy [...] [...] share a story about your kitchen. So far we’ve read about dorm kitchens and the importance of kitchen boundaries. Today’s entry, like last week’s, is a reminder that great food can come from lousy [...]

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2011/07/inviting-writing-whats-your-relationship-to-your-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-13418 Inviting Writing: A Mad Dash from the Dorm Kitchen | Food & Think Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:08:54 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=9657#comment-13418 [...] this month’s writing invitational, we asked you to tell us about your relationship with your kitchen. We got some terrific essays that we’ll post on the next several Mondays. First off is Ashlee [...] [...] this month’s writing invitational, we asked you to tell us about your relationship with your kitchen. We got some terrific essays that we’ll post on the next several Mondays. First off is Ashlee [...]

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